Although it was not a short distance from Shandong to Tongguan, due to the intense fighting on the front line, we had to hurry up and finally reached Tongguan on this day.

On Yue Su's side, he was extremely anxious, but no matter how anxious he was, there was nothing he could do. He couldn't fly over Tongguan and attack by force. It was just a so-called sacrifice. Therefore, Yue Su did not send troops. He just wanted to wait for Sun Yuanhua to arrive and then attack again.

Make a decision. If there is a way to blast open the city gate with cannon, that would be the best. If even Sun Yuanhua can't do it, the only way left is to attack hard.

During this period, Yue Su ordered a large number of archery towers to be built. The newly built archery towers were tall and wide and could definitely compete with the archers on the city. Because they were no longer bumpy, Yue Su's health gradually improved. At the same time, the court

The emperor issued another order, firstly to express condolences to his injury, and said some words of praise, and secondly, to investigate the responsibility for the fall of Tongguan. Whoever was behind the arrest, the emperor gave Yue Su the right to investigate. The main reason for the fall of Tongguan was that

Liu Ce's reinforcements were not timely, and Yue Su could have killed him long ago, and there was no need to wait until today. So after receiving the order, he first gave the court a truthful explanation to explain Liu Ce's fault, but at the end he added

After some words, he said that when considering the employment of people, he asked the emperor not to deal with him for the time being, so as not to shake the morale of the army, but to allow him to serve his crime and perform meritorious service, and then discuss the punishment after the rebels were wiped out.

The emperor naturally agreed with Yue Su's suggestion. After Liu Ce learned about it, he was extremely grateful to Yue Su.

When Sun Yuanhua arrived, Yue Su immediately invited him to fight. Without showing any pretense as a superior official, he asked him to sit down first, and then asked him how to use artillery to destroy Tongguan City.

Sun Yuanhua was honest and told him directly, "Commander Qi, the wall of Tongguan City is extremely thick. It is absolutely impossible to use a cannon to smash the hole in the wall. The only way is to find the right point and open the city gate."

Blast away."

Yue Su also knew that it was absolutely impossible to blow open the city wall, but as long as he opened the city gate and relied on his superior force to kill all the rebels in the city and seize the city, it would not be easy. He immediately agreed to Sun Yuanhua's suggestion.

Let him try to use the red cannon to break open the city gate.

Because the situation was urgent, he had been delayed in Tongguan for a long time and did not know the military situation in Chang'an, so Yue Su ordered to go out into battle immediately. The officers and soldiers set up a formation under the city, with twelve red cannons at the forefront. Sun Yuanhua personally "operated" the cannons.

Start testing one shot after another.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"...

Under the city, cannon after cannon was fired, and the targets were only the suspension bridge and city gate of Tongguan. At first, the rebels on the city were still wondering. Last time, twelve cannons were fired at the same time, towards the city.

Why did the route suddenly change today? After a few shots, the rebels in the city realized that the army was about to bombard the city gate.

But even if they see the intentions of the officers and soldiers, what can they do? Yue Su has more than 60,000 officers and soldiers sitting under the city, and they are all ready. Now he is worried about not being able to open the city gate. If you dare to rush out, wouldn't it be a good idea?

Moreover, when the rebels saw the dense crowd of officers and soldiers under the city, how could they have the courage to rush out? What else could they do except just watch.

Sun Yuanhua continued to experiment, and finally, there was a loud bang. The suspension bridge outside Tongguan City Gate was hit by a cannon and shattered into pieces. Smashing the suspension bridge meant that the city gate was not far away. Sure enough, no two cannons were fired. Again

There was a loud noise, and the cannon really hit the city gate. "Bang!"

Once broken, although Tongguan was fine, the city gate could be so thick, and it was not made of iron. If it was fired several times in a row, the city gate would definitely be broken open. From this angle, Sun Yuanhua fired again, and Yue Su also watched

When the opportunity came, he immediately ordered the soldiers to move up the arrow tower, and the other eleven red-coated cannons aimed at the city head and began to bombard them. The cavalry and infantry were ready to charge. As soon as the city gate was broken, they launched a massive attack.

"Boom!" "Boom!"...

Following a series of cannon fire, the rebels on the city head were so smashed that they did not dare to show their heads. The archery tower also went to the moat and began to shoot arrows at the city. Sun Yuanhua's cannons finally fired.

The strong city gate was smashed open.

As soon as the city gate opened, the charge horn sounded immediately, and the infantrymen swarmed up carrying ladders. They put the ladders side by side on the moat, covered them with wooden planks, and then rushed across the river and went straight to the city gate. A pontoon bridge was built, and the people behind it

The cavalry followed closely. The rebels organized their troops and horses and blocked the city gate. However, how many men and horses they had. After an hour of fighting, they were finally defeated. When the city gate was opened, officers and soldiers swarmed in, and it was difficult for the rebels to resist.

, is to flee in embarrassment.

After a day of fierce fighting, Yue Su successfully recaptured Tongguan and immediately sent detective horses to the Chang'an area to find out the news. After resting in the city for a night, Yue Su raised his troops at dawn the next day and rushed to Chang'an, leaving only Jin Chan with an army of 5,000 to guard Tongguan.

Tongguan is more than 300 miles away from Chang'an. Because the road is relatively difficult, the officers and soldiers can only travel more than 70 miles in one day. Three days later, Yue Su received news from the detective horses that the rebels had captured Xianyang and were in the process of conquering Xianyang.

Attack Chang'an. However, it seems that the rebels have heard the news of the fall of Tongguan and are beginning to withdraw from Chang'an.

If he wanted to run away now, how could Yue Su agree? He ordered to drive day and night to intercept the rebels. He also sent someone to send a message to Sun Juxiang, asking him to hold off the rebels as much as possible. However, Sun Juxiang didn't have much at hand.

The troops and horses were already doing a good job in guarding Chang'an, but they still had the ability to hold off the rebels. By the time Yue Su arrived at Chang'an, the rebels had already withdrawn. It is said that they had now broken into pieces and were fleeing in all directions.

Yue Su stationed in Chang'an, also separated his troops and horses, wiped out the rebels everywhere, and established a plan to calm the people.

The rebels of the Dragon Slayer Gang seem to be much more cunning than the White Lotus Sect. The officers and soldiers only encountered some small fish and shrimps after being out for a few days, but none of the real big ones were encountered. However, the Dragon Slayer Gang can gather people to attack.

Chang'an naturally has a large number of troops. I dare not say how many there are. There are still more than 30,000 people. It is not easy to hide so many people at once. The Wujia Province and the Tongzhou Division have encountered two

A group of rebels with a strength of about 3,000 were annihilated in one fell swoop.

After a month of search and suppression, officers and soldiers discovered and eliminated more than 10,000 rebel bandits. All prefectures and counties in Shaanxi Province also sent troops to beat the stray dogs and eliminated many rebel armed groups in succession. Many officials even wanted to perform meritorious service.

Special orders were issued that anyone found holding weapons would be treated as rebels and shot without mercy.

For a time, the whole of Shaanxi became panic-stricken, especially the people in the countryside. They were not only afraid that rebels would come to their door, but they were also worried that officers and soldiers would come to their door.

The "chaos" is a bit "chaotic", but there are some people who take advantage of the "chaos" to make a fortune. In the Ansai County area, there are more than 20 men who started a business of taking advantage of the situation. But this group of people is not bad at all.

He is more principled. He will never bully the poor people, and will only find rich and powerful families. If he is good at it, he will loot it at night, kill all the people in the family, and steal all the money. Anyway, he can rely on it.

Why not do it to the rebels?

On this day, these guys selected a family. This family's high-gate compound was the richest family in Shiyungang. The owner of the family was named Liu and was known as Liu Laocai.

Late at night, more than 20 people broke into the Liu family's courtyard. According to the old routine, they arrested a servant who was watching the night and asked him about the details of the courtyard. The servant was under the knife, so he naturally had to tell the truth. Everyone in the Liu family

One hundred and thirty-seven people were guarding the courtyard, and there were forty thugs. Seeing that there were not many people who could fight, the leader killed the servants with a knife, and then assigned people to four portals. Two people were sent to guard the main entrance and the back door, and two on the left and right.

Each corner gate sent one person. The rest of the people dispersed in groups of two. In short, they killed everyone they saw.

This group of people are all habitual criminals, and they do things neatly. Many people in the house went to see King Yama in their sleep.

Just as this group of people were killing to their heart's content, a group of officers and soldiers were coming here. There were quite a few officers and soldiers, nearly a thousand of them, and the leader's official rank was not low. From the official uniform, it can be seen that

It's a prefect. Yes, this person is Lin Guanxu, the prefect of Yan'an. The reason why he is here is because a few days ago, the Yan'an garrison office caught a group of suspicious people. After being tortured, they admitted that they were members of the Dragon Slayer Gang.

, and also confessed that their trip was to defect to the Liu family in Shiyungang, because the head of the family, Liu Laocai, was an important figure in the Dragon Slayer Gang.

After receiving the news, Magistrate Lin was overjoyed. He immediately asked the guards to mobilize a thousand men and horses, and ordered hundreds of officers to rush towards Shiyungang. He wanted to take Liu Laocai and torture the big fish.

A great achievement. Their actions were very secretive and did not alert anyone, not even the local county magistrate. The officers and soldiers arrived at Shiyungang, found Liu Laocai's house, divided their troops to block the left, right and back gates, and then started

Enter through the front door.

The people in the courtyard were unprepared for the arrival of the officers and soldiers, and the group of robbers continued to kill. The leader and a man soon came to a large house. This was the main room, and everyone knew it.

The master of the house must live here. The leader used a knife to gently pry the door latch, opened the door gently, and walked in.

There was a curtain on the bed, so it was impossible to tell whether there was one person or a couple on the bed, but it didn't matter to the robber at all. The leader made a gesture, and the man immediately understood, carrying a steel knife, and tiptoed to the bed.

.

When he reached the bed, he opened the curtain, but at this moment, a cold light flashed inside the curtain, and a long sword stabbed out. Not only did the sword come suddenly, but it was also extremely fast, and the big man was not prepared for it.

He was able to avoid it, but with a "pounce" sound, the long sword passed through his chest, stabbing the big man to the core.

When the leader saw the big man being killed, he couldn't help shouting in pain, "Xiaoer!"

The person on the bed was Liu Laocai. He snorted coldly, stood up and said: "Friend, which road are you from? Liu and you have a grudge in the past, why did you come to kill me? If you are short of money, just give me

The sound is just that, so why should it be like this?”

"Hmph!" The leader snorted coldly and said, "If you had said this earlier, maybe I could have spared your life and just taken the money and left. But now, you must die."

After the leader finished speaking, he rushed forward and struck the steel knife with one hand, directly at Liu Laocai's chest. This Liu Laocai was really no ordinary person. He stepped aside to avoid the opponent's sharp blow.

With a backhand sword, he stabbed the leader directly. The leader held his sword aside and struck back with the sword. Liu Laocai and Liu Laocai were fighting together.

The leader was powerful and might be in his thirties. It was a good time. Coupled with his tough style, he rarely encountered opponents. He thought that he could defeat the opponent in a few or two strikes, but he never thought,

After playing more than 40 rounds in a row, there was still no winner. However, it was obvious that Liu Laocai was gradually unable to resist.

"Friend! Who are you? What grudge does Liu have against you? You want to assassinate Liu late at night. Can you please pay me a thousand dollars? Even if Liu dies, you still want to be a clear conscience!"

Liu Laocai saw that the opponent was powerful and couldn't defeat him, so he jumped out of the circle and asked aloud.

"I can't change my name or surname, and that's the case with Gao Yingxiang. Grandpa Gao and you also had grievances in the past. They just wanted to get some money for the house, but if you kill my brother, Liang Zi has made an agreement. Now I not only want money, but also

I want your life. If you have any last words, just say them now. If not, I will die!"

After the leader showed his font size, he took a step forward and decided to take action again because of his posture.

A few years later, Gao Yingxiang became famous all over the world and was unknown to everyone in China. But now, he is just an unknown pawn. He used to make a living by selling horses and developed a good skill. But because of this

Business was sluggish for two years, so he switched to a sideline business and engaged in a business without capital.

Naturally, Liu Laocai had not heard about Gao Yingxiang's trumpet now. He just said: "Brother, I see that you are very skilled and you are a member of my generation. If you give up here, how much money do you want, but let me tell you. Not only that, Liu

You are also the helmsman of the Suzaku Hall of the Dragon-Slaying Gang. If you are willing to join, I can recommend you in front of the hall master. Your future future will definitely be limitless."

"Bah!" Gao Yingxiang spat loudly and shouted: "The Dragon Slayer Gang is nothing, they are just being chased by the army and running around. If Gao wants to rebel, he will surely sweep the world. Yours

Enough with the nonsense, if there is nothing more, Gao will send you on your way!"

After saying that, he stepped forward and hit Liu Laocai's head with the steel knife. When Liu Laocai saw Gao Yingxiang saying to do it, he started to attack, and quickly swung his knife to resist. However, he did not expect that Gao Yingxiang's knife was a necessary move, and the force of the knife cut him in half.

He suddenly retracted it, and with his backhand, he slashed at the opponent from the waist.

Liu Laocai wanted to parry, but it was too late and he hurriedly backed away. However, Gao Yingxiang was faster, followed up, raised his leg and kicked Liu Laocai right in the abdomen.

"Bang!" There was a sound, and Liu Laocai was kicked to the ground. Gao Yingxiang followed closely, and just thrust his hand downwards.

This knife was faster, and Liu Laocai had no chance to dodge. With a "chi" sound, it stabbed through his chest. Before Liu Laocai died, he only left a scream.

Along with the screams, deafening shouts of killing were heard in the Liu family compound, and there were also faint screams.

"Who is it?" Such a high-pitched shouting of murder was naturally not made by one person. When Gao Yingxiang heard it, he was startled. He did not dare to stay in the house for a long time, but before going out, he carefully stretched out his hand to break the lattice paper and pointed outwards.
To be continued...